WEL OME OOKLET for S1 pupils - EEB1
Transcript of WEL OME OOKLET for S1 pupils - EEB1
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Illustrations:
Front Cover page: Matthew Scott Wilson
Back cover page: Alexandra Von Koppenfels
WELCOME BOOKLET for S1 pupils
School year 2016-17
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A message to all first year secondary pupils
This year, you are starting first year secondary. You are not only changing class, as you did in previous years, you are beginning secondary studies.
Even if you already know the school, this booklet will help you to find your way around in your new surroundings, get to know how the sec-ondary school operates and to organise yourself.
If you are in a big language section, you may find that not all your friends from primary are in your class, as old classes are mixed up to form new ones.
You will have new classmates and you will meet pupils from other classes and other sections during Art, PE, IT or Music lessons.
No school trips are planned during the first year of secondary, but a field trip might be organised by one of your teachers.
When you join secondary you have more freedom, but also more re-sponsibility. Your Principal Class Teacher will hand out the Pupil Code of Conduct and you must read it with your parents and promise to follow it by signing it.
You have new responsibilities, but you can make your voice heard by telling your class representative if you think certain things should change at school.
Lars Roesen
Deputy Director in charge of secondary
A word from Mr ROESEN
Deputy Director in charge of secondary
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Notes
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Survival Guide: questions/answers I want to read in peace and quiet or
use the Internet
I ask the study advisor for permis-
sion to go to the library.
I must hand in or obtain documents
from the school administration.
I hand them in to my educational
advisor.
I have personal/educational/social/
learning problems.
I talk about it with my principal
class teacher, with my educational
advisor or with an adult whom I
trust.
I want to hand in justification for an
absence or I have forgotten it.
My educational advisor, Mr El
Yousfi ( B110)
I must leave school earlier than usual
for exceptional reasons (e.g. doctor’s
appointment).
My educational advisor, Mr El
Yousfi (B110)
I have left something in a classroom
and the teacher is not there.
I ask a teacher in one of the neigh-
bouring classrooms.
I have been waiting for a teacher for
10 minutes outside the classroom and
s/he has not turned up.
I go to the study hall. I can check
his/her absence on the list put up in
each building.
I have left my belongings on the
school bus or I have missed my school
bus at the end of the school day.
I go to the transport service, next
door to the Pré-Vert building.
I am experiencing a problem with a
pupil in the playground.
I talk about it with my educational
advisor, Mr. El Yousfi (B110)
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Me in my new class
My class:
My section:
My surname and first name:
My date of birth:
The number of pupils in my class is ………… of which ………..are boys
and ………...are girls.
How do I travel to school? …………………………………..
Number of my bus: ………………………………………………...
Name and GSM number of 3 friends to contact if I need help:
1- ………………………………………………………………………………..
2- ………………………………………………………………………………..
3- ………………………………………………………………………………..
Which activities am I going to do this year? On which days?
Activity 1:
Activity 2:
Activity 3:
My locker number is………in building…………...
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Treasure hunt
Getting to know the secondary school buildings :
My new school grounds
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I am ill at home. My parents contact the educa-
tional advisor by e-mail/ phone
I am ill at school. I go to the infirmary, Breughel
building and to the office of ‘la
vie scolaire’ R232
I have a lesson and I do not know
where the classroom is.
I ask a teacher/a pupil, giving the
letter and the number of the
classroom.
I have a free period. I go to the study hall or ask the
study advisor if I can go to the
library.
I must take something to a teacher. I go to the classroom of this
teacher.
I have a problem with my timetable. I go and see my educational ad-
visor.
I am late. I go directly to class.
I have a problem with my locker,
e.g. lost/forgotten my key.
I go and see my educational ad-
visor or the person responsible
for lockers, Mr Reynaerts (Pré-
Vert).
I have forgotten my canteen card. I must buy a ticket at Mrs De
Groot’s office, near the staff can-
teen.
Survival Guide: questions/answers
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The 10 commandments for an S1 pupil:
Do not forget your agenda.
Prepare your school bag for the next day(every evening).
Copy and learn your timetable off by heart.
Be on time for lessons (only 5 minutes is al-lowed for the changeover).
Do not use your mobile phone during les-sons (otherwise it will be confiscated).
Be organised.
Be a good classmate.
Make a duplicate of your locker key.
Take care of your belongings.
Do your best.
Some final advice
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Here are the letters for the main rooms and buildings:
The Platon building (languages): R
The Aristote building (Human Sciences): T
The Breughel building (Maths): B
The Michel Angelo building: ART, MUS
The Da Vinci building (Sciences): SCC, SCP, SCC or SN
The villa (administration, psychologist): V
Your turn!
1– Write the letters R, T, B and V on the map on the correct build-ing.
2– What is the Science building called? Write its name on the map.
3– Write the name of the building where you will have your Maths lessons.
4– Colour the buildings according to the colours above.
5– Do you know which building the study hall is in? Write it on the map.
6– Do you know which building the S1-3 library is in?
7– Do you know where your locker is? Write it on the map.
8– Do you know where the person responsible for the lockers is? Write it on the map.
9– Colour in the zones where you are allowed to play during break-time.
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In the secondary, there are more teachers but also more adults around you. It is not always easy to know who to go to for help.
Name: …………………………………………………………….
S/he is involved with the following:
Spending time with the class
The handing out of reports
The vote for class representatives
Discussing your school results with your parents
The adults around me
My principal class teacher:
My teachers:
Write the names of each of your teachers:
L1: ………………………………………………………………………...
L2: …………………………………………………………………………
L3: …………………………………………………………………………
Maths: ……………………………………………………………………
Integrated Sciences: …………………………………………………
Human Sciences: ………………………………………………….
Music:…………………………………………………………….
Art:……………………………………………………………………..
Physical Education: ……………………………………………
Computers………………………………………………………
Religion/Ethics: ………………………………………………..
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The services: extra-curricular activities, the can-
teen, transport, Eureka and the lockers are organ-
ised by the Association of parents of pupils at the
European School.
Do you need to ask them a question?
The secretary, Mrs Esther Proficz has an office in the Pré Vert building.
Pré Vert building — Ground floor
The Parents of Pupils Association
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The class representative is the pupils’ spokesperson. S/he talks to the teachers and to the educational advisors always on behalf of the class.
S/he is elected in each class at the beginning of the school year.
The candidate who comes second is his/her deputy (his/her replace-ment).
His/her role is important, this is why you need to think carefully be-fore voting for your Pupil Representative. S/he will represent you and your class in the secondary Student’s Committee.
The Class Representative
What about you?
Would you like to become a representative for your class?
Do the test:
- I know how to listen to the point of view of others. OUI ❏NON ❏
- I think that the internal rules are important. OUI ❏NON ❏
- I am well organised and reliable. OUI ❏NON ❏
- I am capable of talking on behalf of others. OUI ❏NON ❏
- I usually have good ideas. OUI ❏NON ❏
- In general, the pupils in my class like me. OUI ❏NON ❏
RESULTS
If you have five YES’s or more: you are capable of playing this role in your class. You can stand for election to become class representative if you wish to do so.
Class representatives will receive training on how to take on the role.
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Have you lost your pencil case? Your locker key? Your scarf? Your maths book?
Go to the advisor in R232, she deals
with lost/found items. Eureka, in the Erasmus building, keeps lost items for a
longer period of time (see the APEEE website for opening hours).
My educational advisor:
LOST ITEMS:
PLATON R232 or EUREKA
Her name: Mr El Yousfi
Her office : B110 An educational advisor helps with:
Your timetable (changes/adjustments etc)
Your exit card
Lateness or absence notes (if you have an ap-pointment with a doctor for example)
Class representatives
Administrative documents
She is there to advise you and to support you if you have a problem.
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Other important adults
Ms Ruiz Esturla: Director
Her office is in
the Château;
she directs the
whole school.
Mr Roesen: Deputy Director in
charge of secondary:
His office is in the Villa. He is in
charge of the work of adults
and pupils in the secondary.
Mr Louarn : Principal Educa-
tion Advisor: Responsible for
helping with school life on a
daily basis.
His office is situated in the
Platon building room R234.
He will answer
any general
questions con-
cerning your
school day.
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The exit card
In first year secondary, you have an exit card: it can be either yellow or red.
if your parents give you permission to arrive later or leave school earlier when you do not have lessons in your timetable. You are not allowed to leave school earlier if you do not have a yellow card to show to the guards.
if your parents do not give this permission.
It is yellow
It is red
CESAME activities – Pré Vert
As in primary, lots of extra-curricular activities are organised each
year by CESAME.
The programme of extra-curricular activities will be distributed in
class and your parents will be able to enrol you on the APEEE website.
These activities take place during lunchtime, after lessons, or on
Wednesday afternoons.
Suggested Activities: Fencing/Chess/Self-defence/Big Band/
Table Tennis/ Rock Climbing/ Aïkido/ Jazz
Dance/ Theatre/ Gymnastics/ Ballet/The
Voice/ Basketball/ Volleyball/ Mini-
football/ Fashion/Judo/ Orches-
tra/ Multisport/ Sketches-illustrations
bande dessinée etc...
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THE STUDY HALL: According to the year and the timetable, pupils have one or two periods free per week. There may be other free peri-ods when a teacher is absent but not replaced.
During free periods or free time, you must always go to the study hall. The educational advisor in charge of the study hall may give permis-sion for an S1, S2 or S3 pupil to go to the library or to the cafeteria.
THE LIBRARY: for levels S1 to S3, can be found on the ground floor of the Platon building. Mrs Schneider will welcome you. She will explain to you how the library operates when you first visit.
You may go there with your teachers or during your free time.
Secondary pupils receive:
Two intermediary reports called ‘autumn report’ (in Novem-
ber) and ‘spring report’ (in April/May).
A main report at the end of each semester; the first in January
and the second at the beginning of July.
These reports shall be given to you personally by your principal class
teacher. Your parents will be informed by e-mail about the hando-
ver date.
School reports
Free time
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Mrs Gladsteen: School Psy-
chologist:
Her office is
on the 2nd
floor of the
Villa. She
helps pupils in
difficulty.
In the Villa, you will also find:
Ms Verbist, the secondary school secretary and M. Saucez,
pedagogic secretary for the secondary.
Ms Giraudeau, cycle coordinator for S1-3
Ms Groninger, coordinator for educational support and Ms
Meurs, coordinator for moderate and intensive support.
One day you may need to talk to one of them.
Do not hesitate to come to the Villa.
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Your school day Timetable
Each week you will have 33 lessons or periods.
Each period lasts for 45 minutes. Therefore, unless you have two peri-ods in a row with the same teacher, you change teacher and class-room every 45 minutes.
Here is a typical day in first year secondary:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday timetable:
P1 8.10 8.55 1st period
P2 9.00 9.45 2nd period
P3 9.50 10.35 3rd period
10.35 10.55 Break-time
P4 10.55 11.40 4th period
P5 11.45 12.30 5th period
P6 12.35 13.20 Lunch + break-time (6th period)
P7 13.25 14.10 7th period
P8 14.15 15.00 8th period
P9 15.05 15.50 9th period
Wednesday and Friday timetable:
P1 8.10 8.55 1st period
P2 9.00 9.45 2nd period
P3 9.50 10.35 3rd period
10.35 10.55 Break-time
P4 10.55 11.40 4th period
P5 11.45 12.30 5th period
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General Educational Support (SEG)
Educational support is a lesson for one period per week which may be provided for a subject in which you are experiencing difficulties.
There are a small number of pupils and it’s an op-portunity to ask questions, and revise what you may not have fully understood in class.
The marks
Sufficient
Insufficient
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At the end of each semester, your teacher will give you a
mark which takes into account all aspects of your work, not
only your test results but also your work in class.
A mark the same as or higher than 6 is satisfactory.
A mark lower than 6 is insufficient.
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You may have a locker to put your things in (lessons or sports things); it allows you to reduce the amount you carry in your bag but you must be well organised.
Use break-time to take out and put in your bag all the books that you will need for the day from the locker.
Before going home, do not forget to go back to your locker to get the books that you will need for homework.
Mr Reynaerts is in charge of the lockers; his office is in the Pré Vert building. He is the one who gives you the key and tells you where your locker is.
If you have a problem with your locker, if it doesn’t open or close properly, you need to go and speak to him.
He is in his office during morning break-time at 10.35.
His e-mail address is [email protected]
You shall discover new subjects:
Integrated Sciences, Human Sciences, Comput-ers (IT) as well as other subjects that you no longer have: European Hours or Discovering the World.
You are also going to begin your Language 3 this year.
My locker
New subjects
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Fill in your timetable with the schedule/the subjects/the rooms.
Colour code the subjects in different colours.
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For each subject, make a list of books/files /exercise books
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My agenda -Use it to organise your work.
-Always have it with you to make sure you don’t for-get anything.
-Your principal class teacher will give you your time-table: stick a copy in your agenda or copy it onto the last page!
-At the end of each lesson, write in it what has to be learnt, the home-work to do and the date it needs to be done by.
-Sometimes you will write in it any particular items you must bring with you for a lesson.
-Find your own system to use it. Use colours, codes and abbreviations.
-It is also a means of communication between your parents and your teachers.
-You will find all sorts of important information in it.
Every evening, check that your school bag is ready for the next day. You must always have in there:
A complete pencil case: pens, pencils, rubber, highlighters, colour-ing pencils, scissors, a ruler.
Your agenda
Your exercise books/files for the day/your books for the day as requested by the teachers.
Your homework or the work to hand in.
Please note, if you have a locker, you must remember each day after school to bring the books and exercise books which you need
to do your homework or to study.
My school bag